The same Chicago Tribune that reported after the Battle of Midway that the United States had broken the Japanese codes ... how ironic
I will bookmark.
Is the relatively small but virulent strain of the loony left really this insane? (A rhetorical question only, for certain.)
You know, a respectable argument could be made that Bush, a well-intentioned and honorable man, simply made a mistake in his Iraq policy, and that some other policy would be better. (I wouldn't agree, but one could rationally make such an argument.) That might get some traction. But the left is so rabid they can't see past their own hatred. They fight the battle of "Bush lied, is evil, and should be impeached," being the hardest case to prove, and turn off many, many more people than they energize. Plus, of course, the Democrats don't have any alternative pocily on much of anything (nothing they are willing to be honest about), much less the war on terror.
Again, shame on me for trying to apply logic to this.
.... for later read.
bttt
Too much of the "What we know today" falls short. Many of the things are not "Known" but mere speculation.
I find this article to be creatively pretentious.
The article preamble suggests that they are only presenting facts in a matrix for readers to decern for themselves, then adds to the "what we now know" and "verdict" opnions on what the short facts mean. To read this and trust its objectivity would obviously slant a readers opnion against going to war based on what we supposedly know now. Do not be fooled. There is a lot missing and it is grossly over simplified.
For instance, they mention that Saddaam had the programs in place to reinstate a WMD program but no mention that Bush was right in his assertion that it was dangerous to America to let that capability go unchecked. In otherwords, they conveniently left out that if the status quo were maintained, then Iraq would have undoubtedly been a major international threat at all sorts of levels starting with terrorism and ending with nuclear weapons attacks on America or our interests. To get a clear picture using this information, mix and match their conclusions with the reasons stated in Bush's "nine point" speech. You will see that some of their conclusions that weaken Bush's argument strengthen it for other points.
I believe this to be a creative writing peice disguised as an objective report more than factual reporting.
Who exactly implied that the Iraq was tied to the Sept. 11 attacks? This Tribune report is about as useful as the 9/11 commission report.
Pretty good summary - a shame the whole thing can't be posted.
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Must be a mistake.
btt
I wish this piece had been the subject for discussion on Softball and those other shows, but it seems to have come and gone with nary a ripple.